Today on TAP: Is it alarmist to point out the parallels?
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Posted inPolitics
Reclaiming the Public Realm
Trump’s destruction and the needed rebuilding should be a theme in every election between now and 2028.
Posted inPolitics
Padilla Assault Fails to Stop Senate Business as Usual
Democrats did not withhold votes for pro-crypto legislation even when DHS goons were handcuffing their own colleague.
Posted inPolitics
No Kings. No Redcoats. No Occupying Armies.
Trump is right. America has been invaded. But he’s the invader.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Freedom-Loving Minutemen of Massachusetts Strike Again
Just down the road from Lexington and Concord, American patriots scurried to defend their immigrant neighbors.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Trump Would Torch Magna Carta
For centuries, the writ of habeas corpus—a fundamental protection against unlawful imprisonment—has remained a core fixture of democratic governance. Suspending it would defy the Constitution, but Trump is weighing his options.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Did Trump Do Europe a Favor?
The EU must now look to its own political and economic interests. That could be good for European values and European union.
Posted inPolitics
The New Democratic Divides
They now encompass tariffs, age, abundance, and commitment to resistance.
Posted inTAP
Are We at an Inflection Point?
Today on TAP: Trump is governing more and more like an impulsive mad king who assumes he has absolute power. We will soon find out whether he does.
Posted inPolitics
The Anti-Immigration Majority Is a Mirage
Americans gradually bought the Republican sales pitch on immigration. Then they saw what it looks like in practice.